The annual Hawkstone International race is the start gun for the outdoor season in Britain, and Evotech Stevens Honda signalled its intention to be a force to be reckoned with by posting a stunning top five result against extraordinary competition.

Wheeldon Suzuki Off-Road Centre announces a second All Female Off-Road Experience event at its purpose-built facility in South Devon on 18 September. Open to all levels of rider from complete novice to advanced/racer, the event is guaranteed to be a fun-packed foray into the world of off-road riding and one not to be missed!

For a racy look this season, be one of the first to get kitted out with BMW’s brand new Carbon Enduro helmet, a recent addition to BMW’s sporty range of Rider Equipment.
Weighing just 1,070 grams for a small shell and 1,170 grams for a large, it is the lightest enduro helmet on the market. Its ultra low weight is due to a carbon and arimide outer shell and a single plastic inner shell. For optimum safety, the helmet has neck straps integrated in the chin straps which prevent the helmet from twisting.

Future West has now confirmed that tickets will go on sale this Friday, 5th September for the final round of the British Supercross Championship at London's spectacular O2 arena, the world's number one arena, The O2 will once again come alive to the sounds of Supercross on Saturday 31st January, just one week after the Liverpool double header on 23rd January and 24th at Liverpool's Echo Arena.

WOR Events ran something rather special on Saturday evening, as Berwyn Leisure Park, near Oswestry, played host to both the sixth round of the Putoline XC Championship series and a WOR Event on Sunday. However, Saturday evening saw an extraordinary hill-climb challenge, attempted by many but conquered by one Relentless Suzuki Enduro rider, Paul Edmondson. Set on a steep valley side, the course ran for approximately 750 metres on loose shale and grass, with virtually no run-up to the hill. A nasty kicker right at the start of the climb saw riders lose momentum and have to fight for every inch gained up the nigh-on impossible incline.

Starting the second half of the 2008 World Enduro Championship in style Italian UFO Course Yamaha rider Simone Albergoni narrowly missed out on claiming the Enduro 1 class win on day one of the Grand Prix of Wales, claiming an eventual second place behind Yamaha France rider Marc Germain.

Adrien Chareyre consolidated his lead in the S2 Class thanks to the results gained at the 4th Supermoto World Championship GP held last weekend in Olbia, Sardinia. The French rider, 2007 Supermoto S1 Champion, finished second overall despite a series of mistakes during the race that could have cost him his podium finish. Adrien proved to be very competitive and focused, able to recover even under pressure in difficult situations.

KTM S2 rider Attilio Pignotti came away from two difficult day's riding in the port city of Olbia in Sardinia with a sixth place in S2 to pick up enough championship points to finish fourth in the current standings. Pignotti struggled with his feeling for the bike and the track, which was a new venue on the Supermoto world championship series. The Italian and his team were unable to arrive at a good setting for the rear suspension and instead he chose to ride a nervous and rather conservative race for a solid sixth and salvage more points to add to his total for the season.

Adventure riding has certainly taken off recently, with the TV show Long Way Round, Long Way Down and also explorers like Nick Sanders showing people that with just a few months of preperation, a motorbike and a full tank of petrol that you too can explore the world and go to places that many normal tourists wouldn't get to see. Does that sound like something you would like to do?

Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing's Mike Alessi and Michael Byrne both celebrated impressive AMA Motocross finishes at the Thunder Valley Motocross Park's night race in Lakewood, Colorado, for round five of the AMA Motocross series.
Alessi picked up two more holeshots - six in a row - and two more second-place moto finishes for his fourth second-place overall result this season. Team mate Byrne brought home fifth and sixth place moto finishes for a fifth-place overall result. This top-five finish is Byrne's best result so far this season.

Racing at the Elite Youth Cup at Mildenhall in Suffolk and the BSMA Nationals at Landrake in Cornwall at the weekend, was Relentless Suzuki Youth Academy riders James Dunn and Luke Dean who would yet again take their Suzuki RM85’s through to podium finishes.

KTM factory rider and leader of the Rally dos Sertoes in Brazil for the first half of the 10 stages was deprived of final glory after a mix up with time cards on the penultimate stage, which resulted in him being penalized by five minutes.

Livia Lancelot regained the red plate in the Women’s World Championship finishing second overall in Teutschental while Sébastien Pourcel took fifth place in the MX1 class and is fifth in the standings
Round eight of 15 in the MX1 series the German Grand Prix has been one of the hottest so far and most of the riders struggled with the hardpack layout. Second in the qualifying session on Saturday Sébastien didn’t really take advantage of his good position and was fifth after one lap in race one.

With a moto victory and second position in front of 34,000 spectators and under hot sunshine at Teutschenthal, Antonio Cairoli took the same points as the winner of the MX2-GP Grand Prix of Germany but walked away from round eight of fifteen in the world championship as runner-up due to the second moto ranking. The fast and hard Talkessel circuit benefitted from bright conditions and warm temperatures as the biggest crowd for more than ten years at the venue close to the city of Halle filled the grassy banks.

Yamaha Monster Motocross Team's Josh Coppins emphatically aced his first victory of the 2008 MX1-GP World Championship with a double moto sweep at a sun-drenched and packed Talkessel circuit in Teutschenthal for the Grand Prix of Germany. The eighth round of fifteen in the series saw the Kiwi take his first spoils since Bulgaria 2007 and his first double since Mantova 14 months ago; rising to second position in the standings as a consequence. David Philippaerts was fourth and keeps the championship lead, meaning both YZ450FM riders are now 'one and two' and Yamaha head the manufacturer's table by 19 points. The old Talkessel layout provided its usual mix of elevation changes and cambered turns. The majority of the soil of the fast course had been ripped and prepared and grew rougher in places but the grey hard-pack dirt remained slippery and stony in others. 34,000 spectators enjoyed some excellent weather.

KTM-supported rider Steffi Laier was a real crowd pleaser in her home race in Teutschenthal, Germany, rocketing to a 3-1 result in the two races of Round Four of the women's MX2 World Championship. The first race was closely fought with just two second between first and third place, but she was outstanding in race two, finishing 18 seconds ahead of second placed Maria Franke, also of Germany.